Neil McGovern, on behalf of the Debian Release Team, announced the target date of the weekend of 4th/5th May for the release of Debian 7.0 "Wheezy".
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Synchronizing Google Calendar on Linux with Thunderbird Mail
Business needs and Google services
Currently setting up my desktop for business use and decided that i'd make as much use of Google's free online services as possible (Mail, Drive, Calendar).
Web or desktop apps?
I usually do everything via web, but am looking for a company solution as well, which will mean that I can use Linux desktops with access to Gmail, Gcalendar by simply creating a company related email address.
What do you need?
Ok, so first you need to install Mozilla Thunderbird as the email application. Available in all repos (Icedove in Debian).
Addons
The first add-on is "Lightning" calendar.
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar
Then "Provider for Google Calendar" to be able to synch with your Calendar
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/provider-for-google-calendar/
These can both be install inside of Thunderbird via its built-in "Addon-Manager"
Setting up your Calender Synch
Now just restart Thunderbird for the add-ons to be activated. Then add you just need a few simple steps.
All done! You now have bi-directional functionality with your Google Calendar.
Currently setting up my desktop for business use and decided that i'd make as much use of Google's free online services as possible (Mail, Drive, Calendar).
Web or desktop apps?
I usually do everything via web, but am looking for a company solution as well, which will mean that I can use Linux desktops with access to Gmail, Gcalendar by simply creating a company related email address.
What do you need?
Ok, so first you need to install Mozilla Thunderbird as the email application. Available in all repos (Icedove in Debian).
Addons
The first add-on is "Lightning" calendar.
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar
Then "Provider for Google Calendar" to be able to synch with your Calendar
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/provider-for-google-calendar/
These can both be install inside of Thunderbird via its built-in "Addon-Manager"
Setting up your Calender Synch
Now just restart Thunderbird for the add-ons to be activated. Then add you just need a few simple steps.
1. Open your Google Calendar in your browserNow in your Thunderbird Lightning Calendar, click "Add Calendar", Choose "Network Calendar", then paste that xml URL as the destination.
2. Click on the Settings link located in the box at the right of the page.
3. Click on the calendar you want to use with Thunderbird Lightning or Sunbird.
4. Click on XML button shown at the bottom which says "Private".
5. Copy that link
All done! You now have bi-directional functionality with your Google Calendar.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
The disk drive for uuid= is not ready yet or not present, Continue to wait; or Press S to skip
So you just saw this message at boot:
The disk drive for uuid=[long string of numbers and letters]…. is not ready yet or not present, Continue to wait; or Press S to skip
Why did this happen?
A couple of reasons. One of your hard-drives is knackered, You've been messing around and accidentally unplugged a hard-drive, a partition has been formatted or is unreadable.
Most Probable Cause:
You installed another Linux distro to dual-boot with, and it has renumbered your SWAP partition, and now your old Linux doesn't recognize it.
How do I fix it?
1. Open your Terminal with 3 tabs (Ctrl+T) on Terminator, Gnome-Terminal etc. Or just open 3 terminals if you prefer that.
The disk drive for uuid=[long string of numbers and letters]…. is not ready yet or not present, Continue to wait; or Press S to skip
Why did this happen?
A couple of reasons. One of your hard-drives is knackered, You've been messing around and accidentally unplugged a hard-drive, a partition has been formatted or is unreadable.
Most Probable Cause:
You installed another Linux distro to dual-boot with, and it has renumbered your SWAP partition, and now your old Linux doesn't recognize it.
How do I fix it?
1. Open your Terminal with 3 tabs (Ctrl+T) on Terminator, Gnome-Terminal etc. Or just open 3 terminals if you prefer that.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Wireless-Only installs with Debian, Crunchbang and Kali Linux - Missing Non-Free Firmware
Wireless Network
I changed my entire network over to wireless and my router is now fixed to the wall, 25 meters away from my office, in my lounge. The wireless from my office reaches ok, and means we have a stronger signal from the lounge where we have our XBMC media center and everybody connects with their smart phones.
Wireless PCI/USB cards and Non-Free Drivers
Due to the fact that some manufacturers won't release the source code for their drivers (Thank you Broadcom and Ralink!!) we still have a bit of a hard time, even though Linux geniuses have reverse engineered and hacked practically all of them for us so we can load wireless modules from the kernel.
Politics and Freedom
Some distros willingly provide non-free drivers right from the get-go, others are more conservative and stick to Stallmanesque non-free restrictions. Debian does this.... still.... in 2013.
I changed my entire network over to wireless and my router is now fixed to the wall, 25 meters away from my office, in my lounge. The wireless from my office reaches ok, and means we have a stronger signal from the lounge where we have our XBMC media center and everybody connects with their smart phones.
Wireless PCI/USB cards and Non-Free Drivers
Due to the fact that some manufacturers won't release the source code for their drivers (Thank you Broadcom and Ralink!!) we still have a bit of a hard time, even though Linux geniuses have reverse engineered and hacked practically all of them for us so we can load wireless modules from the kernel.
Politics and Freedom
Some distros willingly provide non-free drivers right from the get-go, others are more conservative and stick to Stallmanesque non-free restrictions. Debian does this.... still.... in 2013.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Unofficial Debian Wheezy Netinstall with Non-Free Wireless Firmware
Wireless Network
As I am on a completely wireless home network, with about 25 meters separating my office computer from the router in my lounge, I went on a hunt for a Debian Netinstall iso with wireless firmware already added.
Non-Free Wireless Firmware Included
I remember a while back I came across a Squeeze version. Luckily for me, there is also a Wheezy version too!
Here:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/wheezy_di_rc1/amd64/iso-cd/firmware-wheezy-DI-rc1-amd64-netinst.iso
.
As I am on a completely wireless home network, with about 25 meters separating my office computer from the router in my lounge, I went on a hunt for a Debian Netinstall iso with wireless firmware already added.
Non-Free Wireless Firmware Included
I remember a while back I came across a Squeeze version. Luckily for me, there is also a Wheezy version too!
Here:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/wheezy_di_rc1/amd64/iso-cd/firmware-wheezy-DI-rc1-amd64-netinst.iso
.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Stop resolv.conf being overwritten by Network Manager
Going Minimal and Manual
This is one of those niggly little problems that happens when people who install full desktop environments face when they go for a bit of fluff reduction and start doing things manually.
Network-Manager and Wicd
I've already written about manually setting up a wireless connection, and static wired connections, which will just usually takeover and leave network-manager-gnome or wicd redundant but still showing the applet in your panel.
I completely remove network-manager-gnome anyway, but you may have a reason for keeping it just in case.
This is one of those niggly little problems that happens when people who install full desktop environments face when they go for a bit of fluff reduction and start doing things manually.
Network-Manager and Wicd
I've already written about manually setting up a wireless connection, and static wired connections, which will just usually takeover and leave network-manager-gnome or wicd redundant but still showing the applet in your panel.
I completely remove network-manager-gnome anyway, but you may have a reason for keeping it just in case.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
How to fix Plymouth on Ubuntu 12.10 with Ati and Nvidia proprietary drivers
I was going to do this manually, but after a bit of Googling I came across a script which does the job nicely. I downloaded it, had a look at the code, and once satisfied, ran it. I now have plymouth at boot.
The code courtesy of d0rkye and kyleabaker:
The code courtesy of d0rkye and kyleabaker:
Ubuntu 12.10 on AMD64 missing microcode boot error
No Plymouth and Module Load Error:
I don't get the fancy Plymouth screen at boot, and I get this annoying message;“failed to load file amd-ucode/microcode_amd.bin”
AMD 64bit Quadcore CPU Microcode Module:
So, first to get this error fixed, then Plymouth later. As i'm using a 64bit AMD Quadcore CPU, I guessed it was a module either failing to load or a non-existent module, and a bit of Googling proved me right.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Ubuntu 12.10 - Install Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS Driver
Ubuntu Nvidia borkage
I see a load of people over on the Ubuntu forums getting their daily borkage fix trying to install the "nvidia-current" driver so they can get that much desired full 3D acceleration out of their cards.
Debian and Nvidia over the years
As a Debian user who suffered for years with Nvidia, enough to change to Ati, I know all about Nvidia borkage.
Ati to Nvidia
Anyway, long story short, needed the 1Gb Ati card for my Debian media center, so ended up having to use a 256Mb Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS on the office box, which due to boredom just got Ubuntu 12.10 installed on it.
I see a load of people over on the Ubuntu forums getting their daily borkage fix trying to install the "nvidia-current" driver so they can get that much desired full 3D acceleration out of their cards.
Debian and Nvidia over the years
As a Debian user who suffered for years with Nvidia, enough to change to Ati, I know all about Nvidia borkage.
Ati to Nvidia
Anyway, long story short, needed the 1Gb Ati card for my Debian media center, so ended up having to use a 256Mb Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS on the office box, which due to boredom just got Ubuntu 12.10 installed on it.
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